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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Nugget - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 1998-1999 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley (obverse) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Australian Nugget series launched in 1986 as a direct challenge to the South African Krugerrand's dominance of the retail bullion market, with the Perth Mint positioning its .9999 fineness as a deliberate point of difference — the Krugerrand is only .9167. The design rotates annually, a marketing decision made to drive collector demand alongside bullion demand, a strategy borrowed in part from the Canadian Maple Leaf program.
Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II was adopted by Australian coinage in 1999, making this transitional date particularly specific to track across the series.